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That's a good question. I still struggle with the whole concept of identifying with some exact definitions and labels for oneself. I mean it's super useful to have words and labels for things. At times. Other times I'm not so sure. Is it really that important to disclose to other people whether you're into men, women, or mainly attracted to some, or how you fit into gender? Isn't it enough to be... yourself? (Genuine question.) I mean that's obviously important to you. And to (close) friends. But I sometimes don't see the reason why people are set on the exact subdivision of "queer" when talking to other people. Especially to people who aren't queer themselves.
And I mean the next question is whether that's useful in a conversation. I doubt people will know how to treat a sensory ... autist. They probably don't know how to handle any autist. So it might be of no use to tell them some exact term. You're just confusing them and you probably might have to start a short lecture anyways.
Additionally, it's complicated to add exact terms to a spectrum. I mean that's the point of a spectrum. It's blurry and not discrete and hard to tell whether a yellowish-green fits into yellow or green.
Disclaimer: I'm not on the spectrum. I don't really know what I'm talking about or how life is for other people. I just know how it is to be me.
And with that said, I think it'd be useful to tell people about different aspects of autism. Maybe that helps to get a better picture. Just knowing it's different for everyone doesn't get you all the way. We could certainly try with some terms and letters and see if it helps people to memorize details about autism.